A parameterization of cirrus cloud formation: Homogeneous freezing including effects of aerosol size

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Karcher B ^a,b   Lohmann, U ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Cirrus clouds; Climate modeling; Freezing nucleation; Process studies; Upper troposphere

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD SEEDING; CRYSTALS; FREEZING; ICE; NUCLEATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SUPERCOOLING; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CIRRUS; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 18144449447     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001429     Document Type: Article

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